F1 On This Day: 29th August
29th August is the date on which James Hunt won a Grand Prix on his birthday, the day that the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix took place in France and the day on which Michael Schumacher won his seventh title.
29th August is the date on which James Hunt won a Grand Prix on his birthday, the day that the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix took place in France and the day on which Michael Schumacher won his seventh title.
Ricciardo makes his 200th Formula 1 start, Alonso becomes the driver to have started the second most races and Hamilton could be the first driver to reach ten podium finishes at Spa-Francorchamps.
As Esteban Ocon became F1’s 111th winner, Alonso leads a race for the first time in seven years and Vettel is the second driver to be disqualified in Budapest.
Ocon takes his maiden win, Vettel is disqualified and Williams record a double points finish.
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The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix will be the seventh F1 race held on 1st August. It’s the day on which McLaren started from pole for the 100th time, the day Clark claimed his second title and the day on which Lauda suffered a near-fatal crash.
At the 125th F1 race to be held in August, Hamilton could reach a century of wins and set a new record for most wins at a single circuit.
Hamilton equals the record for most wins at a single circuit, Raikkonen is the first driver to race at a circuit on twenty occasions and Norris sets a new McLaren record.
Hamilton records a record eighth home Grand Prix win, both McLaren drivers finish in the top five and Verstappen scores despite not completing a single lap of the race.
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While Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the traditional qualifying hour, Max Verstappen secured pole position in the first ever F1 Sprint Qualifying.
The 2021 British Grand Prix will be the eighth F1 race held on 18th July. It’s the day on which the BBC first televised a live Formula 1 race and the day that a controversial race took place in 1976.
At the first F1 weekend to feature Sprint Qualifying, Verstappen could equal Moss’ record of most wins without a title and Hamilton could equal the record for most victories at a single circuit.
Verstappen records his first Grand Slam, Norris records his first front row start and the last 144 racing laps have had the same leader.
Verstappen is the first driver to win three F1 races in three weeks, Norris eclipses his 2020 points total and Honda win five races in a row for the first time since 1988.
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Verstappen takes a third consecutive pole, Williams reach Q3 for the first time in almost three years and neither Ferrari driver qualifies in the top ten in Austria for the first time since 1984.
4th July is the day on which Mercedes secured their first Formula 1 win, the day Prost finished on the podium for the 100th time and the day on which Schumacher won the French Grand Prix for a seventh time. The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix will be the sixth F1 race held on 4th July.